Hardware, Software, AND Firmware

 

Hardware:- Hardware are physical device of a computer which we can touch and feel . E.g. keyboard,mouse,printer,harddisk,speaker,motherboard,soundcard etc.

Software:-

As we know that computer can not do any thing on its own.we give some instruction to the form of program for accomplish the task.

Software means a collection a program whose objective is to enhance the capabilities of the hardware.

Relation,betweem,hardware and software:-

For taking the desired resuft in the form of computer output, it is important that hardware and software must work together. A special type of software program (driver)are used to run the hardware.

Firmware:-A sequence of instruction (software) that is substituted for hardware and stored in ROM (READ only memory) is known as firmware.

Types of software:-

Software are mainly is of two types.

System software (system package)

Application software (application package)

 

System software:-(system package):-

It is a set of one or more programs, designed to control of a computer system. These program do not solve any specific problems. .e.g.(operating system)

Application,software,(application package):-

It is a set of one or more programs designed to carry out for a specific application. E.g. payroll package, Tally, CorelDraw.

 

Booting:-

Booting means to start the computer. Like television, radio computer not start at once.at the time of booting computer check all over devices which are attached into it .it is also check memory etc.

Booting is basically of two types

Hard booting (warm booting)To start the computer directly by switch

Soft booting (cold booting): to restart computer by three key that is Ctrl+Alt+Del keys.